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"DC's Funniest Celeb": All Politics (and Jokes) Are Local - Posted October 1, 2009
FBDC finds out what makes Joe the Plumber a DC celebrity, listens to Julie Mason rage about the Geico Gecko, gets a preview of slightly inappropriate jokes from Chef Geoff and learns that Matt Cooper enjoys wearing a tiara... Last night at the DC Improv, a mix matched group of Washingtonians competed... [FishBowlDC]

Tonight: "Celebs" Compete for DC's Funniest Crown, Moran & UCP - Posted September 30, 2009
• Who's DC's funniest celeb? FBDC will be on-hand tonight at the DC Improv to find out. "Celebs" include: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, US News and World Report's Anna Mulrine, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, TWT's Richard Miniter, WDCA-TV's Count Gore De Vol, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Jackie Speier,... [FishBowlDC]

Tonight: "Celebs" Compete for DC's Funniest Crown, Moran & UCP - Posted September 30, 2009
• Who's DC's funniest celeb? FBDC will be on-hand tonight at the DC Improv to find out. "Celebs" include: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, US News and World Report's Anna Mulrine, Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, TWT's Richard Miniter, WDCA-TV's Count Gore De Vol, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rep. Jackie Speier,... [FishBowlDC]

'Reliable Sources' on O'Reilly vs Stewart - Posted August 23, 2009
This morning on Howard Kurtz's "Reliable Sources" on CNN, WaPo reporter Anne Kornblut, NewMajority.com editor David Frum, and Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune columnist, discussed the recent "smack-down" between Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart's "Daily Show." Here's how part of the conversation went: KURTZ: So, Anne Kornblut, I'm sure "The Daily Show" does... [TVNewser]

'Reliable Sources' on O'Reilly vs Stewart - Posted August 23, 2009
This morning on Howard Kurtz's "Reliable Sources" on CNN, WaPo reporter Anne Kornblut, NewMajority.com editor David Frum, and Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune columnist, discussed the recent "smack-down" between Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart's "Daily Show." Here's how part of the conversation went: KURTZ: So, Anne Kornblut, I'm sure "The Daily Show" does... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 21, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with PBS' Tavis Smiley and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 21, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with PBS' Tavis Smiley and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 20, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with PBS' Tavis Smiley and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough CBS' Face the Nation: ABC's This Week: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and a roundtable with 2008 Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, WaPo's Kathleen Parker, former Clinton Labor... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 17, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and a panel with WSJ's Paul Gigot, CNBC's John Harwood, NPR's Michele Norris and author Richard Wolffe CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele ABC's... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted May 22, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and a roundtable with National Review's Rich Lowry, NPR's Michele Norris, WaPo's Eugene Robinson and NBC's Chuck Todd CBS' Face the Nation: Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell and Harvard University psychiatrist... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 24, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), WaPo's Bob Woodward and The Daily Beast's Tina Brown ABC's This Week: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 24, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin CBS' Face the Nation: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), WaPo's Bob Woodward and The Daily Beast's Tina Brown ABC's This Week: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, former House Speaker New Gingrich (R-GA), U.S. News & World Report's Mort Zuckerman and "Lords of Finance" author Liaquat Ahamed CBS' Face the Nation: White House Director of Office and Budget Management Peter... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 6, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a roundtable with CNBC's Erin Burnett, former House Speaker New Gingrich (R-GA), U.S. News & World Report's Mort Zuckerman and "Lords of Finance" author Liaquat Ahamed CBS' Face the Nation: White House Director of Office and Budget Management Peter... [FishBowlDC]

"Race & The Media" Topic On-Hand at Press Club - Posted February 23, 2009
From clarence page Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page, CNN's Leslie Sanchez and WaPo's Amar Bakshi were on hand at the National Press Club last week to discuss "Race & the Media." The panel was moderated by Ed Gordon and hosted by the Loop 21 and UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Results from a... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted January 9, 2009
Meet the Press: Bill Cosby, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty, Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, Rep. Maxine Waters and a roundtable with former Rep. David Bonior, Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot, CNBC's John Harwood, Vanity Fair's Bethany McLean and McCain economic adviser Mark Zandi. This Week: President-elect Barack Obama and a roundtable with former... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 12, 2008
Meet The Press: IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan, MI Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), former MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R), former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Wal-Mart Pres./CEO Lee Scott, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and a roundtable with Chicago Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell and NBC political director Chuck Todd. Face The Nation: Sen. Sherrod Brown... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted November 7, 2008
Meet the Press: Obama-Biden transition team co-chair Valerie Jarrett, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) and a roundtable with White House historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Chicago Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell. Face the Nation: Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, New York Times' David Brooks and Politico's... [FishBowlDC]

DC's "Funniest" "Celebrity": Kotecki Wuz Robbed! - Posted September 11, 2008
Last night was the 15th annual "D.C.'s Funniest Celebrity" competition and, after bombing for two years in a year, I decided to simply become a judge instead. (See my write up on last night's event for the Washington Examiner here, including video and photos). Suffice to say: Politico's James Kotecki was the... [FishBowlDC]

DC's "Funniest" "Celebrity": Kotecki Wuz Robbed! - Posted September 11, 2008
Last night was the 15th annual "D.C.'s Funniest Celebrity" competition and, after bombing for two years in a year, I decided to simply become a judge instead. (See my write up on last night's event for the Washington Examiner here, including video and photos). Suffice to say: Politico's James Kotecki was the... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted August 29, 2008
Meet the Press: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and a roundtable with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC's David Gregory, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, GOP strategist Mike Murphy and NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. Face The Nation: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Carly Fiorina and New... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted April 4, 2008
Meet the Press: Obama supporter Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Clinton supporter Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Tom Brokaw, Michael Eric Dyson and Amb. Andrew Young. Face the Nation: Howard Dean, The Washington Post National Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran, McClatchy Newspapers Chief Pentagon Correspondent Nancy Youssef and CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan. ... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 05.08.07 - Posted May 8, 2007
Good morning Washington. You don't like the The Note's new three-part format. The Royals dislike journos as much as American politicians (and the Washingtonian has more here). The Washington Capitals announced they will send four reporters to Moscow "to offer hockey fans unprecedented coverage of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. The... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted March 2, 2007
Meet The Press: Rep. John Murtha and Sen. Lindsey Graham. Roundtable includes Washington Post's Gene Robinson and Wall Street Journal's John Harwood. Face the Nation: Sens. Joe Lieberman and Carl Levin and Washington Post's Anne Hull. This Week: Sens. Trent Lott and Charles Schumer and Treas. Secretry Henry Paulson. The roundtable consists of... [FishBowlDC]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 29, 2006
"Meet The Press": Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward and Michael Beschloss, E.J. Dionne, Kate O'Beirne, Eugene Robinson and William Safire. "The Chris Matthews Show": HD Net's Dan Rather, Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page, BBC's Katty Kay and MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell. Face The Nation: Gen. Alexander Haig, Washington Post's Ben Bradlee, Ford Historian James Cannon and... [FishBowlDC]